Centre

Description

On 'The Centre', Sami Yusuf presents an album of deeply touching, devotional music, which impressively combines Arabic influences with state-of-the-art 'Western' production values. His songs are rousing, the melodies catchy and deeply moving and all of them captivate with the inherent power of spirituality. The British singer, composer, producer and accomplished musician, is one of the most popular Muslim stars in the world. His first two albums sold 15 million copies between them and earned him a massive global audience, uniting fans of all creeds via his music, spiritual devotion and message of love and peace. Sami's self-coined genre for his music is 'Spiritique'; incorporating both Middle Eastern and Western harmonics and underpinned by spirituality, it is an all-encompassing and all-inclusive sound, utilising music as a facilitator for spiritual appreciation, regardless of race and religion. Sami draws huge crowds wherever he performs, and has headlined at London's Wembley Arena at a charity event that the UK media described as the 'Muslim Live Aid', while The Guardian newspaper has called him "the most famous British Muslim in the world" and Time magazine has acclaimed him as "Islam's biggest rock star". Recognising his influence as a role model, Sami has helped to raise money for many charitable concerns, including the United Nations World Food Programme, for which he has been made a Global Ambassador. 'The Centre' is a collection of thirteen songs that are tied together by a journey of spiritual discovery. The tracks are rich in their multicultural influences, having drawn from traditional as well as contemporary Middle Eastern, North African, and European poetry, instrumentation, and melodies. Despite the newness in sound, the message of the album is perennial. Perhaps the first of its kind, 'The Centre' is bound to capture the hearts of those seeking the timeless truths and values of unity, compassion, and faithfulness in a more beautiful language.